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NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030. Here's why.

NASA and the US Department of Energy have reaffirmed their joint project to develop a nuclear fission reactor for the surface ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

A nuclear reactor on the moon? The US government says it’s happening by 2030

NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have reignited efforts to develop a small nuclear reactor for deployment on the ...
MIT Technology Review

How next-generation nuclear reactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint

Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.

NASA Commits to Plan to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon by 2030

On Tuesday NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy announced a commitment to build a fission reactor on the lunar surface.

NASA Plans To Put A Nuclear Reactor On The Moon By 2030 As Space Race Intensifies

NASA and the Department of Energy have officially embarked on an ambitious goal to plant a nuclear reactor on the Moon's ...
ExecutiveGov

DOE, NASA Team Up to Develop Nuclear Reactor to Power Lunar Missions By 2030

The Department of Energy and NASA will jointly develop a fission surface power system that will be ready for launch by 2030.
The News International

NASA, DOE to develop Nuclear Reactor on the Moon by 2030

NASA and the U.S. The Department of Energy have officially announced their renewed commitment to support the research and ...
Cowboy State Daily

Wyoming Or The Moon: Which Gets A Working Nuclear Reactor First?

NASA and the Department of Energy signed an agreement earlier this week committing to put a nuclear reactor on the moon in ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

DOE and NASA renew commitment with MOU to develop lunar nuclear reactor by 2030

NASA and the DOE partner to build a lunar nuclear reactor by 2030, providing the power needed for sustained space missions.
American Council on Science and Health

From Waste to Watts: Advanced Nuclear Reactors and the Future of Spent Fuel

Fireplaces are cozy until it’s time to shovel out the ashes. Nuclear power has the same problem: abundant, reliable energy ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Officials break ground on first-of-its-kind underground nuclear reactor: 'For decades to come'

Construction on a revolutionary new kind of nuclear power plant is underway in Kansas. According to KCUR, an NPR affiliate, ...
Wichita Eagle

Kansas may get mile-deep nuclear reactor, and the groundbreaking is Tuesday

Parsons, Kansas, may be the site of a California startup’s first ever 1-mile-deep nuclear reactor — with support from county commissioners, both Republican Kansas U.S. senators and Democratic Gov.